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Method for granulating pharmaceutical powder

US11247380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28Claims

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Assignee

Steerlife India Private Limited · IN

Inventors

Indu Bhushan · Bengaluru, IN
Babu Padmanabhan · Bengaluru, IN
Vinay Rao · Bengaluru, IN
Vijay Kulkarni · Savanuru, IN
Chetan Chincholi · Savanuru, IN
Radhika Ghike · Savanuru, IN
Raja Ganeshan · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C48/80
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods for granulating a pharmaceutical powder in a single piece of equipment include at least the following: (a) continuously introducing the pharmaceutical powder and a granulating fluid to the single piece of equipment, (b) passing the pharmaceutical powder and the granulating fluid through a granulating zone of the single piece of equipment to form wet granules, (c) passing the wet granules through a drying zone of the single piece of equipment, (d) optionally passing granules through a discharge zone of the single piece of equipment, and (e) continuously discharging the granules from the single piece of equipment where the single piece of equipment is not a fluid bed processor.

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